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Prime Minister Mark Carney insists that his government has "taken back control" of immigration and that numbers are now at "sustainable" levels. The opposition Conservatives, however, argue that the actual numbers tell a very different story. In this interview, Rob Breakenridge speaks with Conservative MP and immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner, who accuses the Carney government of burying the new immigration numbers in the budget and obscuring the true picture around what are still historically high levels of immigration. The Conservatives are calling on the government to reduce those numbers, reform the system, and to ensure immigration policy is rooted in Canada's capacity to absorb newcomers: specifically our ability to provide sufficient housing, healthcare, and employment opportunities.